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Join our website editorial team – last call for applications!

The CILIP Information Literacy Group currently has two vacancies on its Website Editorial Team, and is recruiting now! We are looking for two dynamic and committed individuals to join our team and help us make further exciting developments to this website. We would welcome applicants from all sectors, including new professionals and students who have a […]

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Join our website editorial team! Deadline approaching

The CILIP Information Literacy Group currently has two vacancies on its Website Editorial Team, and is recruiting now! We are looking for two dynamic and committed individuals to join our team and help us make further exciting developments to this website. We would welcome applicants from all sectors, including new professionals and students who have a

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Information Literacy Journal Club – Thursday 30th March 2017

The next information literacy online journal club discussion will take place on Thursday 30th March at 8pm BST (4pm EST) on the blog: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/flipping-classroom-in-business-and.html Anyone can join!  Participants aim to read at least some of the article in advance, then come along and join in the discussion, with each other and the authors, by adding

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LILAC Award nominees announced

The shortlisted nominees for this year’s Information Literacy Award and the Credo Digital Information Literary Award have been announced. The Information Literacy Award recognises achievement in the field of information literacy and is open to practitioners, researchers and academics working in the IL field within the United Kingdom. The Credo Digital Award for Information Literacy recognises

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Information Literacy Journal Club – 16 March 2017

The next Information Literacy Journal Club discussion is taking place this Thursday, March 16th, starting at 8pm UK time (4pm EST, 9pm Norway). The article chosen for discussion is “An assessment of library instruction: its influence on search behaviour of first- and third-year students” by Torunn Skofsrud Boger, Hanne Dybvik, Anne-Lise Eng and Else Helene Norheim,

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ACRL white paper on global perspectives on information literacy

The Student Learning & Information Literacy (SLILC) committee of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has today published a white paper on global perspectives on information literacy. The white paper contains chapters written by practitioners and researchers from around the globe on their insights and practice. View more details, and download the free

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Bursary places available for CILIP Conference 2017

The Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) is offering bursary places for the CILIP Conference 2017 through each of its Special Interest Groups. The CILIP Conference (5-6 July, Manchester) brings together library, knowledge and information professionals from across sectors, giving delegates an opportunity to share experiences, advice and best practice, develop skills and be

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WILU 2017 conference – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – 23rd-25th May 2017

The Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU) conference is now open for registration! WILU is Canada’s annual information literacy conference. In 2017, it is being hosted at the University of Alberta in Edmonton between 23rd and 25th May 2017. The theme of the 46th conference is ‘Engage, Expand and Explore’: Engage: How do we engage

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LILAC Awards deadline extended to March 9th

The deadline for receipt of entries for this year’s Information Literacy awards, the UK’s most prestigious awards in the field, has been extended to 5pm GMT on Thursday March 9th. The Information Literacy Award (sponsored by CILIP Information Literacy Group and the National Library of Wales) recognises an outstanding individual contribution to information literacy made

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